Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Thursday night reported 204 new Coronavirus cases.
The centre in its daily COVID-19 report announced this in a tweet, stating that;
204 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
80-Kano
45-Lagos
12-Gombe
9-Bauchi
9-Sokoto
7-Borno
7-Edo
6-Rivers
6-Ogun
4-FCT
4-Akwa Ibom
4-Bayelsa
3-Kaduna
2-Oyo
2-Delta
2-Nasarawa
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi11:50pm 30th April- 1932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 319
Deaths: 58 pic.twitter.com/CIZtojz5UR— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 30, 2020
Kano recording 80 new cases is the first time any state in Nigeria will surpass daily cases recorded in Lagos – the epicentre of the virus in the country.
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As at Thursday night, Nigeria had recorded 1728 cases, 307 discharged patients and 51 deaths.
With the new cases, there are now a total of 1932 Coronavirus cases, 319 discharged and 58 deaths in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the 18th COVID-19 testing lab has been activated at Bayero University, Kano.
According to a tweet from NCDC earlier today, the new lab is the second test laboratory to be activated in the state.
📢#COVID19Nigeria UPDATE
The 18th #COVID19 testing lab has been activated at Bayero University, Kano; the second laboratory to be activated in the state
We remain committed to rapidly scaling up #COVID19 testing capacity in Nigeria, as outlined in the national testing strategy pic.twitter.com/5rHs5RCjon
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 30, 2020
